primestock – Monday 17th August 2026

17 August 2026

Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Monday 17th August 2026

Cattle Primestock Report

Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 145 cattle compromising of 40 bullock and heifers, 65 cast cows and 40 calves.

Calves and Stirks

We had 40 calves forward for our fortnightly sale and an exceptional show of quality. Topping the sale was a pen of 3 Charolais cross bull calves from Erskine, Middle Mains achieving £1340. On milk calves topped at £840 for an Inra cross calf from Greentowers farm.

Calves On Milk

LIM X – £800 & £780 Ladehead

AA – £770 Ladehead, £720 & £690 (911 Solutions) Greentowers, £620 Greentowers, £610 & £600 (twice) Newlands, £600 Greentowers

HER – £670 Swaites

SIM – £790 Swaites

BB – £880 (twice) Over Kypeside, £820 Craigthorn, £790 (twice) Swaites

INRA – £840 Greentowers

BELT/GALL – £620 Skirling Mains

Calves Off Milk

LIM X – £780 Cronan

AA – £1120 Middle Mains, £890 & £720 Craigthorn, £880 & £750 Newlands

CHX – £1340 (three times) Middle Mains

BB – £960 Mayfield, £950 & £900 Haggs, £890 Newlands, £880 Over Kypeside, £790 Swaites

BSH – £900 Skirling Mains

HOL – £520 (twice) Cronan

 Prime Cattle

Limousin Heifers sold to £2982 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Henderson Fine Foods or to 458p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Cairns Butcher, Law.

AA Bullocks sold to £2522 from Kittymuirhill Farm, Hamilton to Cooper Butchers, Bellshill or to 382p/pk from West Backs Farm, Campbeltown.

Young Bulls sold to £2329 per head from Lawhead Farm, Tarbrax or to 330p/pk from the same home.

 Beef Heifers Per Head

AA – £2256 West Backs, £2066 Glenbarr

LIM – £2607, £2454 Brockwoodlees

LIM X – £2982, £2881 Brockwoodlees, £2696 Walkerdyke, £2652 Brockwoodlees

BB – £2604 Walkerdyke, £2540 Brockwoodlees

 Beef Heifers Per Kilo

AA – 385p West Backs, 375p Glenbarr

LIM – 458p Brockwoodlees

LIM X – 425p (3 Times), 420p Brockwoodlees

BB – 432p Brockwoodlees, 420p Walkerdyke

Beef Bullocks Per Head

AA – £2522, £2366 Kittymuirhill, £2325 West Backs

CHAR X – £2497 Lawhead, £2454 Brownsbank

 Beef Bullocks Per Kilo

AA – 382p West Backs

CHAR X – 345p Lawhead

Cast Cows and Bulls

Beef cows sold to £2590 per head from Penicuik Est, Penicuik or to 333p/pk from The Firs, Lanark.

Dairy cows sold to £2170 per head from Langside Farm, Lanark or to 260p/pk from Auchmeddan Farm, Lesmahagow.

Cast Bulls sold to £2600 per head from Birkenhead Farm, Lesmahagow or to 230p/pk from Muirburn Farm, Biggar.

Beef Cows Per Head

AA – £2590 Penicuik Est, £2390 Headsmuir, £1810 Glenacardoch

HER – £2390, £2310 Knowetop, £2210 Wellhead

MRI – £1790 & £1710 Moatmains

SALER – £1890 Cloverhill

LUING – £1990 & £1940 Laigh Braidley

BSH – £1870 West Montgarswood

SIM – £2390 65 Brownlee

BB – £2310 Kepscaith, £2150 Muirburn

Beef Cows Per Kilo

AA – 316p Glenacardoch, 297p & 280p Headsmuir, 293p Muirhouse

CHX – 333p Muirhouse

HER – 295p Knowetop

MRI – 281p & 271p Moatmains

SALER – 276p Cloverhill

LUING – 288p Laigh Braidley

LIM X – 278p west Montgarswood

BSH – 271p West Montgarswood

SIM – 283p 65 Brownlee

BB – 302p Kepscaith, 295p Muirburn

Dairy Cows Per Head

FRIES – £1540 Alton, £1510 Auchmeddan, £1490 Ainville

AYR – £2170 Langside

Dairy Cows Per Kilo

FRIES – 260p Auchmeddan, 259p & 250p Alton, 253p Ainville

AYR – 257p Langside

Cast Bulls Per Head

BB – £2500 Muirburn

CHR – £2600 Birkenhead

Cast Bulls Per Kilo

BB – 230p Muirburn

CHR – 223p Birkenhead

Sheep Primestock Report

Lawrie and Symington Ltd 2249 lambs and 1596 cast ewes through Lanark.

Lambs

The 2249 prime lambs saw a mixed trade across the board with the best fleshed and heaviest realising the best trade. Weight still paying best. Again, lean lambs best sold store, because they weigh 42kg doesn’t mean they are fat. Please handle lambs.

The sale topped at £190 per head for texels from Middlestead and to 375p/kg for Texel from Barrie, Howburn,

Overall Average 314p/kg (SQQ 314p/kg)

32.1-39kg

Per Head

TEX – £126 Powflats, £125 Sandford Sheep, £124 Over Kypeside, £122 Ferniehaugh, £110 Muldron

BDM – £128 Woodside Avenue

Per Kilo

TEX – 344p Over Kypeside, 327p & 320p Sandford Sheep, 323p Powflats, 312p Ferniehaugh

BDM – 328p Woodside Avenue

39.1-45.5kg

Per Head

TEX – £151, £150 West Lethans, £148 Rusha, £148 West Lethans

BEL – £149 Richardton, £147 Muirhouse, £146 Biggarshiels Mains, £145 Mid Brockloch, £145 Muirhouse

SUF – £138 Chapelhill, £136 The Firs, £136 Lawhead, £135 Muirhouse, £134 Greenbank

CHAR – £130 Altarstone, £129, £124, £120 Crawcraigs

CHE – £136 Castle Crawford

SM – £130 East Merkland, £130 Hartside, £130 Mitchellhill, £128 Crookboat, £112 Nether Falla Bungalow

X – £130 Brownhill

BL – £100 Greenbank

ROM – £132 Sandford Sheep

Per Kilo

TEX – 348p & 335p West Lethans, 342p Rusha, 339p & 334p Over Kypeside,

BEL – 343p Calton, 339p Biggarshiels, 334p Cloverhill, 331p Richardton, 329p Mid Brockloch

SUF – 309p Chapelhill, 309p Lawhead, 307p (twice) Greenbank, 306p Muirhouse

CHAR – 307p, 300p (twice) & 295p Crawcraigs, 295p Altarstone

CHE – 309p Castle Crawford

SM – 290p Crookboat, 288p East Merkland, 288p Hartside, 288p Mitchellhill, 266p Nether Fala

X – 309p Brownhill

BL – 250p Greenbank

ROM – 300p Sandford Sheep

45.6-52kg

Per Head

TEX – £186 Over Kypeside, £185 Craighead, £184 Howburn, £184 Craighead

BEL – £173 Brownsbank, £170 Back O’Laight, £170 Brownsbank, £150, £145 Braeside

SUF – £176 Blackpark, £164 Greenbank, £156 Brownsbank, £155 The Firs, £149 West Montgarswood

CHAR – £170, £164, £160, £158 Baldastard

CHE – £140 Castle Crawford

CHM – £145, £138 Little Galla

SM – £137 Hartside, £134 Crookboat, £134 Greenfield, £131 Townfoot, £128 Scrogton

X – £138 Little Galla

BTEX – £154 Kepscaith

Per Kilo

TEX – 375p Howburn, 368p & 362p Craighead, 364p Over Kypeside, 360p Howburn

BEL – 354p Back O’Laight, 353p & 346p Brownsbank, 308p & 306p Braeside

SUF – 338p Blackpark, 318p Brownsbank, 316p Muirhouse, 315p Greenbank, 314p Chapelhill

CHE – 304p Castle Crawford

CHM – 302p & 300p Little Gala

SM – 291p Hartside, 285p Crookboat, 285p Greenfield, 284p Townfoot, 278p Scrogton

X – 287p Little Gala

BTEX – 314p Kepscaith

52+kg

Per Head

TEX – £190 Middlestead, £189, £188 Craighead, £186 Collielaw, £186 Middlestead

SUF – £186, £184, £181 Blackpark, £166 Smiddyhill, £156 Muldron

CHAR – £174 Baldastard

DOR – £160 North Garngour

Per Kilo

TEX – 356p & 335p Craighead, 338p Collielaw, 333p (twice) Middlestead

SUF – 338p, 334p & 323p Blackpark, 294p Muldron, 276p Smiddyhill

DOR – 296p North Garngour

Cast Ewes & Rams

Another good show of 1596 cast ewes and rams saw trade again firmer in all classes. Many more could easily be sold each week. Biggest best ewes keenly sought after.

The sale topped at £295 per head for Texel from Blunderfield and to £180 for Blackface from Smith, wester Crosswoodhill.

Overall Average £129.99

Blackface average £92.40

Ewes

TEX – £295 Blunderfield, £280 Rusha, £276, £268 & £265 Blunderfield

BEL – £215 Collielaw, £195 Burnhouse, £170 Townfoot, £160 East Yardhouses

BF – £180 & £160 Wester Crosswoodhill, £158 Peel, £145 Wester Crosswoodhill, £142 Lochlyoch

SUF – £288 Burnhouse, £240 Rusha, £230 Kilncadzow, £225 Sunnyside, £212 Rusha

CHAR – £205 Townfoot, £198 Burnhouse, £166 Braeedge, £160 Altarstone, £100 Braeedge

NCC – £196 Nettlingflat, £172 Brockhouse, £164 Nettlingflat, £158 An-Glasach, £143 Stobo Home

CHE – £285 Altarstone, £162 Wester Whitecastle, £138 Castle Crawford, £132 Lochurd, £116 Fieldside

CONT – £140 & £112 Little Kilmony

CHM – £185 & £175 Cowgrove, £170 Hillhead, £160 Thripland, £148 Anfield

X – £212 Anfield, £205 Prior Rigg, £200 Blunderfield, £180 Cowgrove, £178 Howburn

BFL – £200 The Harrow, £182 Scrogton, £170 The Harrow

BTEX – £200 & £135 Blunderfield, £120 Sunnyside

BL – £182 Sunnyside

ROM – £128 Easterhouse

SWA – £130 Prior Rigg

DS – £154 An-Glasach, £100 Easterhouse

Rams

TEX – £178 Eastfield

BF – £152 Woolfords

SUF – £226 Kilncadzow

X – £105 Netherhill

BL – £210 Kilncadzow

EC – £180 Sandford

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Store Cattle

Dear Breeder,

Please find enclosed details and entry form ahead of this year’s Lanark Ladies. The Inaugural event was a great success with Texel Gimmers selling to a top of 5,800gns – along with a great average and a huge clearance rate.

Sale:

‘Lanark Ladies’

Show & Sale of In-Lamb Texel Females & Empty Ewe Hoggs

followed by Sale of AOB In-Lamb Females & Empty Ewe Hoggs

Show & Sale Date:

Friday 10th January 2025 at 5.30pm (Texel Judging: 4pm)

Classes:

Aged Ewe, Gimmer/Shearling Ewe, Ewe Hogg, Embryo Recipient

Status of Sale:

MV-Accredited and Non-Eligible for Export

(Any pedigree sheep must be fully registered with relevant Breed Society prior to entry)

Closing Date(s):

Texels: Pre-Entries via Texel Website – closing Friday 6th December at strictly 12noon

 

All entries (including Texel Full Entries via iTexel) – Monday 16th December at strictly 9am

Entry Fees:

£12ph (£10+VAT) – (Payable to Lawrie & Symington Ltd and MUST be paid by submission of Entries, otherwise entries will be withdrawn from Catalogue).

Bacs Details: Sort Code 80-17-02 / Account Number 00110611 (Ref: Surname, Ladies)

Pedigree Texels, please note: Entry Fees will be collected by Texel Sheep Society

 

Pedigree Certificates:

If applicable, please forward with entries

Substitutes:

To Lanark Office no later than Wednesday 8th January 2024

(Substitutes Catalogue will be available on website/day of sale)

Online Bidding:

Via Marteye (www.marteye.ie)

Ensure any new buyers are pre-registered prior to commencement of sale with FULL DETAILS, otherwise it will result in rejection

NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Entries can be returned to the Lanark office or can be emailed to jenna@lawrieandsymington.com or Whatsapp on 07799 845923. No entries will be accepted over the phone.

We thank you in anticipation of your entries, and if we can be of further assistance, then please do not hesitate to contact myself on 07778 449383, Archie Hamilton on 07917 624409; or Jenna Ballantyne on 07799 845923.

Yours faithfully

For LAWRIE & SYMINGTON LIMITED

Nick Woodmass F.I.A. (Scot)

Sheep Auctioneer

Lanark ladies entry form

SALE OF MV-ACCREDITED IN-LAMB FEMALES AND EMTPY EWE HOGGS

SALE: Friday 10th January 2025 at 5.30pm                                                                                                 

ENTRIES CLOSE: Monday 16th December 2024 at strictly 9am

(Pedigree Texel Entries are to be submitted directly via iTexel)

Store Cattle

ATTENTION
FOR VENDOR’S BENEFIT PLEASE STATE WHETHER ABERDEEN ANGUS OR BEEF SHORTHORN SIRES ARE SOCIETY REGISTERED. SIRE’S EARTAG NUMBER MUST BE ON THE PASSPORT
PLEASE ENSURE THAT THIS FORM IS COMPLETED AND HANDED IN AT LEAST ONE HOUR PRIOR TO CATTLE BEING SOLD.

I/We hereby declare that the above animals are declared negative of BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhoea) on the day of sale either by leaving a negative holding or having been individually tested. Please tick

Live Implement Sale Entry Form

Bank Details
Images for sale items to be sent to implements@lawrieandsymington.com, entries will be advertised with photographs on our social media platforms.

Conditions of sale


PLEASE NOTE:
There will be NO sundry section within the sale and we reserve the right not to accept entries which we feel are unfit for the sale.

COMMISSION RATES
• Commission will be charged on all lots at 10% on FIRST £200 of any lot and 5% thereafter (e.g., Sold at £350 = £20+£7.50=£27.50), capped at £350 per lot. Minimum £5 per lot. • All purchases will be subject to a 3% plus VAT buyer's premium on all lots capped at £350 per item sold by auction or by private treaty.

ENTRY FEES
Tractors, Gators, Quads and Vehicle (To be sold online) £10 + VAT per lot DELIVERY OF ITEMS TO SALE YARD All Farm Machinery and Implements must be delivered to our saleyard by 3 pm on the day before the sale with the exception of Tractors, Vehicles and Quad which may arrive no later than 10.00am on the Thursday. Due to ongoing Health and Safety issues, there will be NO unloading facility available on Sale Day with loading permitted only after the conclusion of the sale.

ONLINE FACILITY
Tractor, Telehandlers, Gators, Quads and Vehicles will also be offered for sale through our online facility alongside the live sale via a drive through, any machine which cannot be driven through will be sold in the line with no online facility.

All items are sold as seen and will be conducted under the Lawrie & Symington and IAAS General Conditions of Sale which are available for inspection at our office.

Vendors Declaration

  • I have read and understood the TERMS AND CONDITIONS and undertake to present the above (and those on continuation sheets) for sale and to abide by these Terms and Conditions of Sale.
  • I certify that the items entered for sale are my/our sole property and are not subject to any hire purchase agreement or any other contract.

Expression of Interest to Sell Shares

Expression of Interest to Purchase Shares

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